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Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, Alexander Public Schools will join East Fairview, Fairview Public Schools, and many other regional schools in instituting a 4-day school week. Savage Public Schools may not be far behind, as the school is currently amidst a public meeting process to solicit community input on the matter. The 4-day school week is an innovative and relatively new concept spreading across the United States. Improved morale in teachers and students, financial savings, and improved student and teacher attendance, as well as...
The Sidney High School Eaglette Cheer & Dance Team competed at CheerFest 2018 at Fergus High School in Lewistown on March 16. CheerFest is Montana's largest high school cheerleading competition featuring cheerleaders, dancers & mascots from across the state. The team took 2nd place High School Dance Team, 3rd place Class A/AA High School Cheer and 2nd place Class A/AA High School Stunt Group. The stunt group included Cammy Heck, Hailey Christensen, Trinity Brown, Lily Johnson and Cheyenne...
The Richland County Health Department will be celebrating National Public Health Week with daily presentations on public health topics from Monday, April 2, through Friday, April 6. Public Health Week is a nation-wide initiative to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our health. On Monday, April 2, Judith LaPan, RCHD Administrator, will discuss past, current and future efforts to address emotional wellness needs in Richland County. The talk will also feature information on community...
In all hopes, by the end of the year, a new Certified Public Accountant will be joining the ranks of Smith, Lange and Halley P.C. Amy Bieber is not a new face in the area, however. She grew up and attended school in Sidney, Montana. Upon graduating high school, she went to college, then returned to her hometown. Now the belief of many school-age children that tests and exams end after college is a misconception and Amy can vouch for that. In seventh grade, she had wanted to be a computer...
Funeral service for Robert “Bob” McGinnis, 83, of Sidney was held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 19 at Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sidney with Pastor David Meehan officiating. Interment was in Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Bob died Friday, March 9 at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT....
You and your family are invited to an afternoon/evening of fun for all ages, Spring Eggs-Travaganza. This event takes place, Saturday, March 24 at the Lambert School and is sponsored by The Lion’s Den and The First Lutheran Church of Lambert. The Spring Eggs-Travaganza starts with an Easter egg hunt in the old gym from 3-4:30 p.m. The Easter egg hunt is for preschool-6th grade, followed by a coloring contest, free snack and other fun spring activities. Also from 3-4:30 p.m. is the dessert social in the school cafeteria. Visit with your neighbor...
Seniors (60 years of age and older) who are homebound, lonely, isolated or disabled but able to live independently in their own homes with the support of one-on-one companionship can now receive help from McKenzie County Volunteer Companions. McKenzie County Volunteer Companions are area pre-screened (background and reference checks) and trained volunteers with a variety of interests and experiences committed to enriching the lives of older area adults. Volunteer Companions are available to...
Each year during March, we celebrate National Nutrition Month®, which presents a great opportunity to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme for 2018 is “Go Further with Food” which encourages us to achieve and experience the numerous benefits of healthy eating habits but also urges us to find ways to cut back on food waste. Food waste is simply defined as when an edible item goes unconsumed. This can occur for many reasons. Retailers may throw out foods, espe...
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host National Agriculture Day on March 20, 2018. This will mark the 45th anniversary of National Ag Day which is celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. The theme for National Ag Day 2018 is "Agriculture: Food For Life." National Ag Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America. ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the...
Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project held its annual meeting last Friday with the main theme of attending the hearing in Great Falls on April 19th. Several speakers highlighted how important it is for farmers, business people and the community at large to attend the hearing to demonstrate to Judge Morris how critical reliable irrigation is to the area. Encouraging farmers to take a break from planting, Steve Pust said that planting will be underway April 19th and that is a priority. But, if...
March 20 is the first day of spring. Soon the weather will warm and plants will begin to grow. The prairies will fill with beautiful native grasses, flowers, shrubs and (unfortunately) rangeland weeds. There are several foreign plants that are considered rangeland weeds such as leafy spurge, salt cedar, Canada thistle, hounds tongue and field bindweed. These plants have few to no predators native to the area and thrive in the environment. This means they can spread, unchecked, during the...
For the past 50 years, R&J Ag Supply has been serving the needs of cattle producers in Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota with the highest quality cattle supplements, knowledge, and experience in the livestock industry. R&J Ag Supply, located in Sidney, is a family owned and operated business that carries a full line of bagged minerals, liquid supplements, Crystalyx Brand supplements, and medicated premixes. One of the feeds that R&J Ag Supply sells is a complete texturized feed called, Sh...
The MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show recently hosted Pat Gilchrist, who explained past weather trends and predicted upcoming weather trends that may or may not have a negative impact on Eastern Montana agriculture. Gilchrist serves as the National Weather Service Early Warning Coordination Meteorologist in Glasgow, Montana, which is the regional office for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the...
In the second of three Sidney Agricultural Research Service BrownBagger talks planned on biological control of invasive plant species, the emphasis is on the use of molecular tools to aid management of whitetop and saltcedar, two invasive species (a weed and a shrub/tree) plaguing the western U.S. The BrownBagger is hosted by the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) in Sidney. The next presentation features Amanda Stahlke, a PhD Candidate in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program at the University of...
McKenzie County Ag Extension Agent Morgan Wisness is ready to close out winter and start a busy spring. First on the agenda is pesticide recertification training for private pesticide applicators. The private pesticide applicator license allows farmers and ranchers to spray restricted-use pesticides, such as Husky Complete and Tordon, on their own land. There are currently 59 license holders in the area who need their certificates renewed, and Wisness is providing several opportunities for recer...
Five Montana Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington, D.C. in early March not only to attend the American Farm Bureau Issues Advisory Committee meetings but to meet Montana's Congressional Delegation and visit two agencies that have a strong effect on ag policy-the U.S. Trade Representative's office (USTR) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). Members included MFBF Director of National Affairs Nicole Rolf; Tonya Liles, a cattle rancher from Terry; Megan Mattson Hedges, a grain farmer...
Because I grew up as a dry land farmer, when the Buffalo Commons was proposed in 1987, it didn’t take long for me to realize what was really going on. While on one side, it involved repopulating the Great Plains with buffalo, on the other side, it was a push to depopulate the Great Plains of people. That would be people like my family, church, friends, neighbors, and entire communities. What had been promised in homesteading – and earned by homesteaders and each succeeding generation – would be stolen back. Sometimes we dry landers are not a...
Sidney’s Russell Glaeske has been named as the recipient of the 2018 Friend of Public Health Award, for his long-time contributions to child safety as a Certified Car Seat Technician. For the past 6 years, the Richland County Health Department has awarded a member or members of the community for extraordinary support of public health initiatives. Glaeske joins the Richland County Commissioners, Sidney Middle School Principal Kelly Johnson, the family of Janae Moore, and Door Bust’n Portable and Septic as a recipient of the award. Rec...
On average, 65 babies are born each month at CHI St. Alexius in Williston; and with good reason, too. CHI St. Alexius Health Williston has been designated a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Maternity Care as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program by Wellmark Blue Cross® and Blue Shield®. CHI St. Alexius Health was one of the first hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction® Center+ designation for Maternity Care and has since been consecutively recognized. Blue Distinction Centers+ for Maternity Care are hospitals recognized for del...
Mark Palm Sunday by joining in an ecumenical procession Sunday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Sidney We will meet at Reese & Ray IGA parking lot and walk to St. Matthew’s Parish Center. Bring palms, banners or other symbols of Palm Sunday. A snack will be provided at the end of the procession....
There will be a Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, March 27, from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Matthews Parish Center, 310 7th St. SE, Sidney. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are strongly recommended. To make an appointment, call Red Cross at 406-403-0956 or visit redcrossblood.org. Give blood - help save lives....
The public is invited to the FT. Buford/MYCIC Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 24, at 1p.m. CT. This free event is for children ages 10 and under and will include door prizes. Eight thousand eggs will be distributed around the Confluence in different age brackets. Bring your camera, the Easter Bunny is supposed to make a surprise visit. A hot dog lunch will be available for purchase....
Join us Wednesday, March 28 from 7:30-10 a.m. at Richey Senior Citizen’s Center for the Richey Health Fair blood draw in Richey, MT. This will be a fasting blood draw so please fast after 9 p.m. the night before. Drink lots of water and wear a short-sleeved shirt. The blood draw includes a Health Panel for $45; PSA for $30 or new this year, an A1C for $30. Rolls and coffee are served for you to enjoy following your blood draw. A free will donation is appreciated. The funds from the rolls and coffee will be used for flowers at the front of t...
The Sidney Gymnastics Boys Team traveled to Grand Forks, ND for the Lucky Chance 2018 Gymnastics meet on March 9th. Tayten Bright and Gradin Sukut placed 2nd as a team. Meets scores are as follows: Level 4 Division: Tayten Bright received a 9.9 on Floor (1st place), 6.6 on Pommel Horse (6th place), 8.9 on Rings (4th place), 9.1 on Vault (5th place), 9.0 on Parallel Bars (1st place), 9.1 on High Bar (3rd place) and a 52.6 All Around (3rd place). Gradin Sukut received a 9.0 on Floor (5th place),...
The Sidney Wrestling Club Took 20 wrestlers to Denver Colorado this weekend for the Rocky Mountain National Wrestling Tournament. They competed with Team Montana. Team Montana placed first in the regular division and even tied Team Kansas who competed in the all-star division with 153 points. Sidney wrestlers Aden Graves and Riley Waters place first. Zander Dean placed third, Riker Wise placed fourth and Kaden Wise placed fifth in Denver. The club also traveled to Spearfish, South Dakota for the Black Hills Nationals AAU wrestling tournament wi...
